CHAPTER 50
“Well, hi there. I was wondering when you’d call.” Justin’s entire demeanor is so confident. I feel stronger every time I talk to him.
I tell him a little bit about my day, about church (minus the Grandma Lucy drama or the anxiety flashback in the bathroom), and about going to visit Reginald’s store.
“I’m still bummed I never got the chance to meet him,” Justin says, and we leave it at that. We both know I can’t talk about Reginald more than a few sentences at a time. Not if I want to be upright and functioning the following day.
“So what great plans do you have for yourself now?” he asks.
I fumble through some sort of reply that makes it sound like I’m busier than I am. That makes it sound like I’ve got any plans at all. A week and a half before Christmas, and my social ca
